Three persons have been held with cocaine following investigations into reports of extortion in Arouca and St Joseph.

Police say they conducted an operation in Trincity looking for armed Spanish-speaking nationals who had been extorting other Spanish-speaking nationals for drugs and other valuables.

They intercepted a car along Trincity Central Road North and found cocaine, leading to the arrest of three suspects – a 26-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man, both of St. James and a 19-year-old of Diego Martin.

Police say they are continuing investigations into the extortion matters.